The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-02
The MOosilauke.
BREEZY POINT, n. H., Aug 20

rain of this week. Whist is OF course
the great standby in the way OF
amusements, for we always have 'ha'
to fall back upon, and ! venture to say
that good many people will go away
from here much more scientific in their
hiethod of playing than when they
came. We do not, however, depend
much on whist for evening entertain
ment, for that is too quiet and eXclu-
sive. On Tuesday evening Mrs. jar
ey gave her famous display of wax
works. The ''fggers'' were all gotten
up after dinner, and they were all OF
the most impromptu sort, but one of
the guests declared, after the exhibi-
ton, that she had never seen anything
better of the kind in Boston. We had
the prima donna, the girl chased by
the Indian, Mrs. Winslow, Jack Sprat
and his wife, the Siamese twins, the
man who murdered seventeen wifes by
tickling the soles eff their feet, the dan
cling girl, the babes in the woods, Lord
Byron and the Maid of Athens, Scipio
Africanus, and the pretty girl. Mrs.
farley was perfect. Her blandness,
her loquacity and her self satisfaction
were sublime. She had good deal of
trouble with the machinery of her
wonderful figures. The cruel murder
err flew to pieces at most inopportune
moment, and had to be taken from the
exhibition. The ''pretty girl" melted
and had to be gathered up in col
lapsed condition; the babes in the
woods tumbled over on to their noses;
the prima donna, whose voice had
stopped on its highest note and refus-
ed to go, was started up by the atten-
dants coughing out the "tickler," and
sang till they succeeded in stopping
her. The whole performance was
most enjoyably absurd, and the guests
pronounced it the great event of the
season.
On Sunday night the cause of he
Helping Hand Society, recently started
in Boston, was presented by Miss A.
E. Beecher in most earnest and adj
manner. The speaker is an
own cousin of Henry Ward Beecher,
and she looks enough like him to be
his sister. This society is especially
for young wage workers, like cash
girls, and the younger the better; al
though Miss Beecher said there was no
maximum age short of one hundred and
fifty years at which they would refuse
to take girls in. 1t is desired that
people throughout the country should
interest themselves in this work, and
give fifty cents each for membership. /
The first work is to be the erest:;a2- - I,
a memorial home in honor of Venni
Collins, so well known in connection
with the famous Boffin's Bower. 1t is
a noble work, and 1 should be glad to
influence even one reader of this let
er to send his or her name with any
sum or money, great or small, to Mrs.
Elizabeth ID. Barry, Children's Mis-
sion, fremont street, Boston, Mass.
A fair is to be held for one week, dat
NC Oct. Dist, for the aid of this work
n Horticultural Hall. May they draw
n thousands. l have always designed
o give list of the guests of this
house when have written letter, but
t has seemed great undertaking.
However, l will to do so now for the
benefit of those who would like to
Know who is here: G. l. Walker and
amily, Detroit; A. A. Sargent and
amily, Winchester; Rev. j. B. Sea-
Jury and family, Dedham; Cora Nor
on, New York; Mrs. A. B. Wood
worth, 2 children and nurse, Concord;
Mrs. H. H. Hosmer, Boston; Mrs. L. B.
md Winthrop Field, Boston; Mrs. E. B.
Woodwork, 2 children and nurse, Con-
ord; J. w. Work and wife, Boston;
Jennie Swain, Boston. j. Carrie, Kansas
Jity; Mrs. w. w. Bailey and family,
Nashua; Mrs. A. w. Sawyer and FAM
ly, Nashua; A. M. Wilton, Concord;
Rev. A. Hammatt, North Adams;
Rev. H. G. Spaulding and family, Bos-
on; G. b. and M. Swasey, Cambridge;
A. F. Cutter, Cambridge; Mrs. L. p.
Wood and family, st. Johnsbury; w.
II. and Miss Gay, Grand Rapids; Mrs.
W. G. Shaw and family, Burlington,
w.; Fanny Gruinell, Fanny and w.
G. Shaw, Burlington, VT; Julia Pope,
Detroit; Mrs. W. G. Mclaughlin, New
York; Mary Ford, Syracuse, N. Y;
Grace Mclaughlin, New York; L. c.
Fisher, Boston; c. n. Balch, Boston;
G. H. Dunlap and wife, Nashua; w.
5. Jackman and wife, Nashua; n. M.
Ladd. Boston: VIM. B. Woodin and